Chapter Five

“My soul?”

Lust nods excitedly. “Yes, her soul is quite beautiful.”

“Don’t look at it,” Caspain growls in a low dark tone, they exchange looks before Lust wipes his mouth, hiding his amusement. I watch this with a slight concern that they can so easily see my soul.

Lust waves a hand and drinks appear on the coffee table in front of us, some sandwiches following soon after. “So, tell me about this contract, Rae.”

Caspain makes another noise in the back of his throat and I smack his chest as I go to sit next to Lust. “Stop it. I’m not vibing with these possessive behaviors you are starting to show. You’re only here to fulfill a contract.” I remind him.

Caspain rubs where I hit him and sits across from us. “If you say so, little human.” 

I roll my eyes and face Lust, deciding to ignore Cas entirely. “My father is in debt to Reno Alvarez and sold my sister, as payment. I need to find her and pay off the remaining debt so he can leave us alone.” 

Lust frowns, a small grimace shadowing his face. “You can’t kill Reno, brother. It would tip the scales of corruption too much.”

“Ha!” I snort, “what does it say about you that he already knew you planned on killing Reno?”

Caspain smiles at me, the sinisterness behind it has my smile falling from my face “That my methods are quick and effective.” 

“Or you’re a little too bloodthirsty.” My eyes narrowed.

“No such thing.” He states proudly. 

Lust chuckles softly, “It is in the human city, King. We can’t tip the scales that much and he is a big factor in the corruption of the city.”

“You almost sound like you admire him,” I say with a twist of an uneasy stomach. 

He shrugs. “Reno makes it easier for me to hide here undetected.”

“Don’t ask,” Caspain says when I go to do exactly that and I glare at him. 

“Maybe I’ll tell you one day,” Lust winks at me, “if the King decides to keep you.”

“I don’t care if Reno is alive or dead, I just want to find my sister and not have to worry about him coming after us,” I say and pinch the bridge of my nose, ignoring his comment. I really could use my morning coffee now, but I’ll be damned if I drink or eat anything conjured from thin air by a prince of hell. 

“Why not use my hospitality to the fullest extent? I’ll invite him and give the VIP treatment, a private lounge included.” 

Caspain nods while my annoyance spikes. “Why not offer women and drugs too? Let’s make him comfortable?” I snark. 

Lust raises an eyebrow but doesn’t comment while Cas watches me darkly. He turns to Lust. “That could work. Invite him with the illusion of a new partner for his drug smuggling. We can have the little human pose as an escort, see how long it takes him to notice.”

My jaw drops. “Did you just casually suggest me as a hooker?” 

“Escort,” Lust corrects. “More class, less ass.” 

I bite my lip to not laugh at his joke because I was still irritated at Caspain’s plan. “He’s been watching me every day for months, I think he would notice if I was a hooker or not.” 

“Maybe in your usual attire, I’ve seen the jeans and tank tops. We would put you in a dress and heels blow his pathetic mind.” Caspain says with an unreadable expression, Lust looking between us.

“I can send my best up, Serena will work her magic.”

“No!” I say quickly, “No magic.”

Lust laughs. “It was a human expression, Rae. Serena is a professional with makeup and hair. You two are about the same size, you can borrow a dress.” 

My cheeks flush with embarrassment and I pick at the hole in my jeans at the knees. “Right, sorry. Nothing against the two of us, but I didn’t expect the summoning to work, and the fact all of this,” I wave my hand at them and the food on the table, “is real. It’s a lot for me.” 

Caspain’s eyes narrow while Lust nods, giving me a soft smile. “You are handling it exceptionally well. King isn’t the easiest to deal with either.”

I laugh now. “Oh, that was been the highlight of it all. I think I get under his skin.”

Caspain growls and I smirk. “I would love for Serena’s help. When are we going to invite him? My father seems to have fucked off and I’m sure Reno is going to be extra resilient  to find me or him.”

“Tonight.” Cas demands and Lust stands quickly, tugging on his suit. 

“I can do it tonight. Reno has been requesting a meetup for a while now. I’ll have Trevor send out a mass communication so the club is filled with enough humans to cover,” Lust glances at Caspain, “whatever you feel you need to do.”

I roll my eyes, biting the reply about no murder, and move off the couch. I grab my bag from the floor and look at the penthouse. There’s a small hallway and I point towards it. “Bedrooms that way?”

Lust nods, “Yes, you’ll find the bathroom stocked with whatever you need.”

“Thanks,” I throw over my shoulder and make my way leaving the two of them behind. Opening the first door, I find a small room with a desk and one wall complete with filled bookshelves. I close it and move to the second door, which leads to en suite. It has a large king-size bed in the middle of it, two open doorways which clearly show a bathroom, and a walk-in closet in the other. Leaving that door open, I move to the last door in the hallway, which opens to a small closet filled with towels and sheets. My heart skips a beat and I spin around. How can this huge penthouse only have one bedroom? There could be a second bed in the small office, I didn’t spend enough time looking through it.

When I get back to the master room, Caspain is sitting on the bed and I stop, crossing my arms. 

“We’re not sharing a bed.”

Caspain’s lips twitch and he runs a finger slowly down the comforter. “Is that so?”

I nod. “Yes, so please leave my room. I need to shower.”

“So we can share a shower, but not a bed?” 

My eyes widen, realizing there was only one bathroom as well. I was so worried about the bed. “I just meant I’m not sleeping next to you. You can take the couch.” 

Caspain cocks his head to the side. “Demons don’t sleep.”

I want to die on the spot and close my eyes so he can’t see my embarrassment. I fucking knew that, he’s reminded me twice now that he doesn’t sleep.

The events from earlier kept creeping into my mind and all I could think about was what would happen if we had shared a bed. Would he wrap an arm around me and pull me into his chest? Would he rest his hand on my stomach and slide it down till he reached out my panties? Would he– I shake my head and clear my thoughts. Opening my eyes, I gasp when I realize how Caspain had moved in front of me. His smoky scent invaded my nose and sent electricity throughout me. He reaches out and curls a finger around the ends of my hair, resting on my shoulder from my ponytail. 

“We wouldn’t be sleeping if we were in the same bed, little human.” His voice is husky as he whispers.

I summon as much strength as I can and step back. I clear my throat and try to stabilize my tone to emphasize my next words. “Whatever happened downstairs won’t be happening again. I’m not even sure how it happened, I would never willingly allow you to touch me.”

Caspian chuckles darkly, moving away from me and back to the bed. “Lust doesn’t force anything, his influence simply heightens your ambitions. He breaks whatever resistance you’ve built and lets you enjoy whatever you are wanting.”

I swallow and lick my dry lips. I can’t seem to deny it, but it can’t be true. I don’t want him to touch him, I don’t want to be with a demon. I don’t want to be with anyone, everyone uses you for their gain.

“It’s true, little human. It’s why I was under the influence as well because I want you to.” 

“I would think his magic wouldn’t work on you,” I say, glancing away from his heat-filled eyes.

“They usually don't.”

“But not this time?” I ask, staring at the ground. Why were we both put under his influence?

Caspian hums. “I don’t usually deny myself anything. I’ve never left wanting.” 

 The statement rubs me the wrong way and I roll my eyes. “Good for you, go indulge yourself elsewhere.” I level him with a hardened stare.

His lips curl up in the corner, but he rises from the bed with a small nod. “Perhaps, I shall.”

An ugly emotion burns throughout me, clearing me of rational thoughts and I smile back at him. “Have fun,” I tell him and step towards the bathroom, “Oh and can you ask Lust to get ahold of my friend Kel? I think I want to keep him around after all. His services might be needed.”

I slam the door of the bathroom so I can’t see his expression, but his answering snarl and anger can be felt and heard. My pounding heart has me clutching my chest and I hold my breath trying to calm it.  I’m pretty sure I just sentenced my friend to death, but all I can think about is the small joy of Caspain’s jealously of a false implication.